Comments on: India Technology 2.0: The Charge of the Indian Web 2.0 brigade http://www.podtech.net/home/1051/india-technology-20the-charge-of-the-indian-web-20-brigade Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:05:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Sudarshan http://www.podtech.net/home/1051/india-technology-20the-charge-of-the-indian-web-20-brigade#comment-193538 Sudarshan Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:44:53 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1051/india-technology-20the-charge-of-the-indian-web-20-brigade#comment-193538 Early stage venture capital in Technology 2.0 in India is a huge opportunity. However, investors need to be cautious. Vishnu Varshney of GVFL, so-called pioneer of venture capital in India, has given a bad name to the VC industry in India by investing in startups by succumbing to favours of politicians, and not disclosing his personal shareholding in the companies, received for free. GVFL COO for 5+ years, Bharat Kanani, recently got fired in Aug 2007 for having taken kickbacks alongwith Vishnu Varshney in divestments of their portfolio companies. Early stage venture capital in Technology 2.0 in India is a huge opportunity. However, investors need to be cautious. Vishnu Varshney of GVFL, so-called pioneer of venture capital in India, has given a bad name to the VC industry in India by investing in startups by succumbing to favours of politicians, and not disclosing his personal shareholding in the companies, received for free. GVFL COO for 5+ years, Bharat Kanani, recently got fired in Aug 2007 for having taken kickbacks alongwith Vishnu Varshney in divestments of their portfolio companies.

]]> By: IndianWeb2 http://www.podtech.net/home/1051/india-technology-20the-charge-of-the-indian-web-20-brigade#comment-174539 IndianWeb2 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:40:36 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1051/india-technology-20the-charge-of-the-indian-web-20-brigade#comment-174539 This is Present Web 2.0 scenario in India, Sites like IndiaTimes, Rediff or Sify still carry 90% percent traits of good old Web 1.0, they shouldn't be included in web 2.0 parade. Although people like Amit Agarwal with his labnol.blogspot.com has been flag in India's Web 2.0 hat , i guess Indian Techcrunch to some extent along with gigaom.com (Om Malik). India still need some awareness where people still stuck to orkutting or messaging/ chatting. ... few VCs or angel investors probably can do the job This is Present Web 2.0 scenario in India, Sites like IndiaTimes, Rediff or Sify still carry 90% percent traits of good old Web 1.0, they shouldn’t be included in web 2.0 parade.

Although people like Amit Agarwal with his labnol.blogspot.com has been flag in India’s Web 2.0 hat , i guess Indian Techcrunch to some extent along with gigaom.com (Om Malik).

India still need some awareness where people still stuck to orkutting or messaging/ chatting.

… few VCs or angel investors probably can do the job

]]> By: Kishor http://www.podtech.net/home/1051/india-technology-20the-charge-of-the-indian-web-20-brigade#comment-72031 Kishor Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:49:36 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1051/india-technology-20the-charge-of-the-indian-web-20-brigade#comment-72031 Heard that a new Web 2.0 start up is about to put their offering live on the net. Dunno what the URL is, but its apparently called My Web Abode or My Web Space something like that. Possibly a MySpace clone. But what surprised me more when a friend mentioned that the development team is being funded by a Bangalore based IT company. Anyone with any news on that? Heard that a new Web 2.0 start up is about to put their offering live on the net. Dunno what the URL is, but its apparently called My Web Abode or My Web Space something like that. Possibly a MySpace clone. But what surprised me more when a friend mentioned that the development team is being funded by a Bangalore based IT company. Anyone with any news on that?

]]> By: kamal http://www.podtech.net/home/1051/india-technology-20the-charge-of-the-indian-web-20-brigade#comment-39890 kamal Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:35:30 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1051/india-technology-20the-charge-of-the-indian-web-20-brigade#comment-39890 Found this new web 2.0 answering site from Rediff http://qna.rediff.com Found this new web 2.0 answering site from Rediff

http://qna.rediff.com

]]> By: Anil http://www.podtech.net/home/1051/india-technology-20the-charge-of-the-indian-web-20-brigade#comment-38552 Anil Sat, 06 Jan 2007 11:29:24 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1051/india-technology-20the-charge-of-the-indian-web-20-brigade#comment-38552 Amit's doing great work with Webyantra. Wish him all the luck with Uzanto Amit’s doing great work with Webyantra. Wish him all the luck with Uzanto

]]> By: Siddharth Puri http://www.podtech.net/home/1051/india-technology-20the-charge-of-the-indian-web-20-brigade#comment-30167 Siddharth Puri Sun, 12 Nov 2006 19:23:04 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1051/india-technology-20the-charge-of-the-indian-web-20-brigade#comment-30167 Hi, important part is that Indian Businesses are looking at enterprise business software whereas there is large scope for b2c segment. I have discussed couple of new fads in business 2.0 segment on my blog Hi,

important part is that Indian Businesses are looking at enterprise business software whereas there is large scope for b2c segment. I have discussed couple of new fads in business 2.0 segment on my blog

]]> By: Arvind http://www.podtech.net/home/1051/india-technology-20the-charge-of-the-indian-web-20-brigade#comment-13783 Arvind Sun, 10 Sep 2006 23:02:29 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1051/india-technology-20the-charge-of-the-indian-web-20-brigade#comment-13783 Nice article, Amit! That is a real nice sum up of the Web 2.0 scene in India. Missed you at the BlogCamp. Nice article, Amit! That is a real nice sum up of the Web 2.0 scene in India.

Missed you at the BlogCamp.

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